Ironing-machine.



C. B. GARTRELL. IR-ONING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28, 190s.

Patented May 24, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET lV C. B. GARTRELL.

IB-ONING MACHINE. APPLIKDATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1908 Patented Maly 24,1910v 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

CHARLES B. GARTRELL, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

IRONING-MACHINE.

Application filed September 28, 1968.

Specification of Lettere Patent.

Patented )Ia-y 24, 1910.

Serial No. 455,072.

To all 'whom it may conc/:rn:

.13e known that. l, Cir-malais l. Gimmua., a'yytiitizen ot the 'Vnited"States, residing' at Kansas lity. in the county ot Jackaon and State ofMiSSouri. have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIroning-Machines. ot' which -the following' is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in laundry machines. and itpertains more particularly to that class embodying' a stationary rolland a laterally movable roll. which latter is mounted to move into andout ot contact with the former.

(.)ne of mycbjecte is to provide novel ni'eans 'wherelliy themachine-'operator may readily7 control the pressure with which thelaterally movable roll bears againet the stationary roll.

A further object is to provide novel means for controlling' the gearingrwhereby the laterally movable roll is driven in reverse directions. antlin order that the invention may be fully understood, reference will nowbe made to the accompanying' drawingS. in which:

Figure 1 repre-'ents a Side elevation of an ironing machine providedwith my improveiments. Fig', Q ia an end view of the Same.

Fig. 3 is abrolten horizontal section on line III-IH ot' Fre'. 1. Flg. 4is a broken. vertical Section on line IV--IV of Fig. l. F142'.

5 is a broken vertical section on line V-V ot' Fig. Q.

The ironing machine' proper is oit the ordinary type, and has a hollowpedestal 1. provided with stationary bearings Q at its upper end7 inwhich a Shat't- 3 carryingr the heated roll -1 is journaled. said shaftbeing provided at one end with a fixed cog-wheel 5, which is driven by apinion 6 mounted on shaft 7 jonrnaled in the upper portion ot'thepedestal and constantly driven in one direction by a pulley7 8.

9 designates the padded roll. which is aclaptedto rotate in reversedirections and 'move laterally into and .out of contact with rolllf,which is stationary so far as lateral movement is concerned. Roll 9 ismounted on a Shaft 9a. journaled in a pair ot bearings 10, carried by apair of rocker-arms 11,

mounted .upon Shaftr 7. Roll 9 is moved lat-A erally into and out ofcontact with roll 4 by a fluid-actuated piston, consisting of a rod 12and a head 13, which latter operates in a cylinder 14, supported uponlegs 15, resting upon the baee of the pedestal 1. The upper end ot rod1:2 is seated in a socket 16 at the underside of one of the bearings 10.and said rod may be lengthened or -Qhortencd to bring roll 9 in properrelation to roll l. by 'means of a threaded ISleeve 1T. normally heldfrom rotation by lock-nuts 17a.

'hen the supply ot motive fluid i5 cut ott from cylinder 1l. the pistonis forced downward by the weight of roll t) as the Same moves out ofcontact with roll l. and in order to prevent the pieton from contacting'with and jarring the lower head ot' cylinder 14, in -its downwardmovement. l provide a cushion in the form ot a collar 1S. Secured to rod12. and a coil-aprilier 19. which is intel'- posed between `aid collarand the upper cylinder-liead.

)lotive Huid is admitted from a suitable source ot Supply (not shown) tocylinder Il.

'municating' therewith and provided with a lever 223 connected to atreadle 2l by a rod Q5. rl`readle 'Z-l is returnedto kits normalposition after each operation. by a coil- Springr Q6 bearing' against4the underside thereof, and it thereby closes valve Q2 to thesupply-pipe Q() and opene .'-zaid valve to the exhanSt-pipe Q1, so thatthe charge of tluid in cylinf'lcr 1l may escape therefrom. rllhemovement of. treadle Q4 is limited by a set- Screw QT adjustablyeirgaga'iiiga .-thoe on which the trea'dle is pivotally mounted.

The'padded roll 9 is driven in the x@ame direction as roll 4 by acog-wheel '29 fixed to shaft 9a, a cog-wheel 3() fixed to lhatt` 3. andau idler 3l interposed between cog-wheels Q0 and 5l() and mounted-upon astub-Shaft 3'2. Padded roll tl driven in a reverse direction to roll -tby cog-wheels Q9 and E() and two idlera 3B Ill-3 interpoaed between theY n `Same and mounted upon two Stub-sbatte 8l ."-l-a. Stub-sbarco 3Q.''34. and 34, are carried by a casing 35 rockinglymounted upon s-'hatt sothat when the padded roll 9 is rait-'ed into contact with roll 4, saidcasing may be rocked to throw idler 31 into engagement with cog-wheel 29when it is Clenormal position after nach )poration by a sired to rotatethe padded roll .in the same direction as roll et. then it is desired torotate the padded roll in an opposite (.lireetion to roll 4t,- easing 35is permitted to occupy its normal position7 Fig. 4t, so that cog- Wheel29 wfll engage idler 83 when the padded roll is raised into Contact withroll 4. rlhe rocking movement ot casing is controlled by motive tluidacting in a eyl inder 36 upon a piston consisting of a rod 37 and a head3S, which latter .is reciprocally inounted in said cylinder. Rod 3T isconnected te an arin 39 projecting rearwardly l.troni the easing, by twocross-heads l0, rods -fl-l, and a rod 42. Idler 3l is prevented frombeing thrown violently into engagement with cog-wheel 2U, by means of acushion consisting of a spring ad, .interposed between the uppermostcross-head a0, and an arin it projecting rearwardly from the upperportion of the pedestal l. dler 3l is prevented` from being thrown toodeeply into mesh with. cog-wheel. 29 by pins l5 and lo contacting witheach other. iinl is secured to the. uppermost'cross-head tt) and pin lois secured to arni elet.. f

Motive fluid .is conducted into the upper end of cylinder 3G bysupply-pipe Q0, the tlovv' of motive fluid to said cylinder beingControlled by a threeovay.valve 4:7, which also controls the exhaustwhich passes back through a portion of eupplvpipe '220 in 'its passage'through valve etto the eXhaustpipe 2l.

Valve 47 is provided with a lever Lt8 secured to the stein thereof. arod llt) connected to said lever, and a treadle 5() to which rod 45) isalso connected rit`readle 50 is pivotally mounted. upon a :shoe 5llocated adjacent to shoe 2S. so tha' both treadles may be actuatedwithout the operator changing his position. Treadle all is returned toits t coil-spring and it thereby closes coinl movable roll. a pedestal'for supporting said rolls7 a casing roeltiiiglyanounted upon thestationaryroll. a piston for actuating said easing` a cylinder in whichsaid piston opcrates, a cross-head secured to said pistou,

rods secured to said ermss-heaid7 a sevond cross-head secured to saidrods, a rod couneetiug the seeinid. cross-heini te the easing, a cushioninterposed between the .ster-'ond eross-head and the. pedestal,eog-wheelstixed to the rolls, and an idler carried by the easing,engaging the cog-wheel on the stationary roll and adapted to engage theeogwheel on the movable roll when the easing is rocked. 2. Incombination, a laundry machine consisting ot' a stationary roll, aylaterally movable roll, means supporting said rolls, a easingroeliingly-niounted upon the .stationary roll, gear wheels fixed to therolls, an idler carried by the easing, engaging the cog-wheel on thestationary roll and ada; ted to engage the Cog-wheel on the inovabh`roll when the casing is rocked, fluid-controlled means tor actuating themovable roll7 fluid-controlled means for actuating the casing` andtreadless arranged adjacent' each other for controlling thefluid.-controlling means.

In testimony whereof I atlfix my signature, in the presence oit twowitnesses.

tllgltlldtfw' '.Q'illillllg. lllit nes-ses l?. G. FISCHER, lll. Cox.

